St. Mark’s United Church is a vibrant, community-oriented church in Scarborough, Ontario, seeking a new, visionary Minister for September 2019 and beyond to guide our journey of faith. Our mission is to be a progressive, inclusive, life-affirming Christian community of faith in The United Church of Canada that is committed to engaging faith, scripture, and tradition in progressive ways, seeking to be inclusive of all, regardless of ability, age, class, ethnicity, gender, race or sexual orientation and striving to affirm the inherent blessing of life found in all creation. We are seeking a full-time Minister to lead the congregation in the formation of its Christian character. We are a progressive, engaging, and Affirming church. We look to a minister to provide innovative ways of worship in conjunction with the music director, using traditional & contemporary music. The Minister will provide leadership as we move towards something new, both within our community of faith and in exploring ways to connect and grow into our diverse neighbourhood and wider community. In addition to creating inviting and challenging worship services, the Minister will collaboratively and actively support our strong lay leadership teams in providing compassionate pastoral care, relevant community outreach and social justice initiatives, and exceptional faith formation and Christian education activities for all ages.
See below for a complete Position Description and St. Mark’s Living Faith Profile. If you feel called to this opportunity, please send your application to search@st-marks.ca. Applications will be accepted until March 31, 2019 or until the position is filled.
Click here for a complete Position Description
Click here for our Living Faith Profile
A copy of our Financial Viability Review and the 2018 Annual Report are available upon request.